Mitox chainsaws

[banana]

Puts you in the Husky 235 price bracket

2.2 hp now that is gutless

You're mistaken. The equivalent Husky saw is not double the money. You are comparing paper-specs. If you are on a tight budget then buy a smaller/cheaper Husky/Stihl saw and you are better off.

 

Or buy the Mitox, regret the purchase after one week, spend the next six months suffering and being depressed about having bought the wrong thing, and then spend the money again buying a proper saw.

[spudulike]

Personally I would by a decent second hand saw from Stihl or Husqvarna, it will hold its price far better plus the spares are readily available.

 

Buy decent tools and they will last you years - by cheap and you will be bying again in a year or two.

 

Not sure how old you are but you tend to learn this when you hit the 40 years mark, buy once and buy the best you can justify otherwise you will regret it.

 

There is 4.5HP and there is 4.5 HP from Stihl and Husky - who ya gonna trust:thumbup:

 

Splash the cash on the Mitox and let us know how you get on:001_rolleyes:

[banana]

Whatcha got for sale then Spud?

Been over to the local dealer who sell Stihl as his main saws.

He has stocked Mitox as there was a need for a cheaper range. I spoke to the boss/mechanic/salesman. He was worried about having the Mitox saws always being on the workbench.

He told be so far he has'nt had one with a fault.

He has used them and he was surprised how well they ran and cut.

Most of the sales have been for the 62cc model fitted with the 24 inch bar.

I will contact him tomorrow about a sale.

Decisions decisions!!!

I could do a review with updates.

[spudulike]

Be interesting to see how this one turns out - The 62cc saw would be better with a 18-20" bar - I usually use the 1/3 of the cc for the bar length so 1/3rd of 60cc = 20":thumbup:

 

I guess you should ask your dealer to show you the chainbrake assembly, the recoil internals, look at the carb - is it a known make - Walbro, Zamma, Tillotson, does the saw have a semi or full skip chain to mask the oversize bar, are the plastic parts of good gauge and construction, what is the crankcase made of, vertical alloy or clam type engine, what is the chain adjuster like etc etc

 

I would like to hear from an experienced tree surgeon using one for a year or two - taking the Zomax and an AMA apart put me off these cheaper saws - even McCullochs are better built!

 

You pays your money.....

Saws I have - 60cc - Jonsered 625, Sachs Dolmar 116, Still MS260 and a few more!

[Big Bolt]

Hi bud give acle garden machinery a shout the are doing a good discount on stihl

[weldersunited]

I had a Mitox about this time last year- largest one available at the time witha 20" bar. Saw was gutless and slow- I kept it one week before getting shot and replacing with a husky.

 

Guy I sold it to does occasional fire wood (once a year!) and a few small maintenance jobs on his farm- absolutely loves it.

 

I'm not a pro like a lot of you guys and this is not my source of income, but... I HATE not being able to get on with the job whatever I'm doing and the Mitox just didn't cut it for me. Maybe having grown up with Stihl and Husky my expectations were too high!

[banana]

How much?

Walbro carb

Japanese electrics

verticle split alloy crankcases

[banana]

How much?

Walbro carb

Japanese electrics

verticle split alloy crankcases

[banana]

Got my eye on an Echo cs500

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Got my eye on an Echo cs500

 

Now that's an under-rated saw. Had one - brilliant, best Kioritz engines in them, well built.